The CRTC’s proposed amendments to a series of broadcasting regulations are not consistent with the Broadcasting Act and the policy direction of the commission, according to...
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has announced Michele Austin as the new president and managing director of MPA-Canada.
Austin was most recently the vice president of public affairs for BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada Enterprises. Austin also worked in public policy at X...
BCE Inc. and National Indigenous Connectivity Inc. (NICI) have signed a...
Representatives from the Canadian Telecommunications Association (CTA), BCE...
Twitter Inc. has registered to lobby the federal government on its internet advertising policy, following the social media company’s ban on political ads on its platform globally. The registration, effective November 1, seeks...
Twitter Inc. wants to make sure the government understands how online...
The federal government’s pursuit of a consumer-driven broadcasting policy instead of a more comprehensive digital strategy has left the CRTC in a difficult position when it comes to regulating Internet video services, says at least one telecom expert. Toronto-based telecommunications consultant Mark Goldberg said the Conservatives government's approach to the communications sector has been “big on politics, light on policy,” and the consequence is the uncertainty over regulating Internet streaming services, such as Netflix and YouTube, that surfaced at the CRTC’s...
